Saturday, 5 September 2015

He is coming. Where will you Keep Him?

Janmashtmi is here and we see
many people decorating their houses, decorating ‘palanas’ (cradle) and
arranging various paraphernalias. But take a moment to think, -while I am
absolutely not against Deity-Worship- is that all the preparation required to
Welcome the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Is he really interested in the
nature of the metal of the palana you bring for him or number of flowers you
offer, or sweets you make?

Krishna is ‘Atmarama’ meaning
self-satisfied completely. By accepting our services He is actually pleasing
us. Then how can we please Him? This question reminds me of an interesting
story. ‘Krishna had 9 lakh cows, some of them were ‘Surabhi’ cows which
produced extremely nectarine milk. These cows were personally taken care of by Mother
Yashoda. She fed them Extremely fragrant special grass, milked them personally,
and make butter out of them for Krishna, which was of highest quality and
nectarine. All of it for Krishna. Then why would he steal the butter? Also
being the Supreme owner of everything in all creations, everything belonged to
him. Why would he steal? The answer is that by stealing this butter in his
playful childhood pastime, He would steal the Butter-like Heart of the Braja-gopis.
Their hearts were soft, pure, and sweet like freshly made butter. And they
would keep it ready for Krishna to come and steal. So Krishna stole their
butter to honour their offering of Love.

Wouldn’t we want Him to steal our
hearts too? He can come and reside in
our heart provided we keep it ready for him, A heart which is pure, full of
Love, and free from hatred, anger, lust, envy, greed and pride. Our Heart is
the most important thing to prepare to welcome the Beautiful Blue boy. He is
Coming. Get Ready.